Drift Away

The escape is a an art that needs practice like any other. Some do it clumsily, they leave holes in their "alibis" and witnesses behind. There's no dignity in that. If you're going to get away with anything, there should be more tact in your method. Take me for example, today I'm getting away without the smokes and mirrors. How did I do it? I simply told the truth.

"Where are you off to?," they asked.

"To murder, steal and disappear," I replied without blinking.

"Hahaha, we'll see you when you get back."

People never expect this. They always want to make themselves believe whatever idolized version of you they have in their mind. Its such a tricky thing, the lies we tell ourselves, because they aren't lies at all. They are our very own impermeable, verifiable and solid truths. Of course, we made them up ourselves, they've become our reality and so they must be true otherwise we'd have to admit we were wrong.

And who wants to do that?

Once they've realized what I've done, they will look back at how foolish they were to let me get away.